Richard Blumenthal

March 1, 2026

federal legislation from Sens. Hawley (R-Mo.) and Blumenthal (D-Conn.) would force new datacenters to secure dedicated power disconnected from the public grid.

February 27, 2026

The GRID Act, introduced by Connecticut Senator Blumenthal and Missouri Senator Hawley, is the first bipartisan federal bill targeting datacenter power costs.

February 26, 2026

The GRID Act introduced by U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) would codify this trend into law: any datacenter above 20 MW must source power off-grid, with existing facilities given 10 years to comply and $1 million daily fines for violations.

February 22, 2026

Senators Hawley and Blumenthal introduced legislation requiring datacenters to build their own power sources entirely.

February 15, 2026

Separately, Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Guaranteeing Rate Insulation from Data Centers Act on February 11, requiring facilities consuming 20 MW or more to procure dedicated generation, disclose consumption publicly, and yield grid priority to residential customers during shortages.